Earth is now closer to the sun than at any other time of the year. Here's why our planet's axial tilt, not proximity to the ...

"Springtime on Earth has lots of trickling as water ice gradually melts. But on Mars, everything happens with a bang," Serina ...

Perihelion is when Earth is closest to the Sun, happening between January 2 and 4. In 2025, it will occur on January 4 at ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands — a former Soviet nuclear submarine base — was responsible for the mysterious 1831 ...

When one of the poles points more toward the Sun than the other pole, that half of the planet gets more sunlight than the other half, and it’s summer in that hemisphere. When that pole tilts away from ...

Mars experiences explosive changes during spring. Ice sublimates directly into gas, causing avalanches and geysers.

At 7:28 this morning, the earth reached the point at which it is closest to the sun in its orbit, known as the perihelion.

One eruption thought to be responsible for the global cooling event from 1831 to 1833 was attributed to Babuyan Claro in the ...

As we welcomed the New Year with fireworks and immense joy, the sky lit up in celebration over the Northern Hemisphere with a ...

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor ...